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mammal · Tubulidentata · Orycteropodidae

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) — also called Antbear, Earth-hog. Occurrence records of the Aardvark are shared on GBIF from around 21 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Marrick Private Game Reserve (31 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern
21reserves with records
116records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Photo: Kelly Abram · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveNC Northern Cape31
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNC Northern Cape14
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape8
Mokala National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape6
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo6
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal6
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape5
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo5
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape4
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserveWC Western Cape3
CederbergProtected areaWC Western Cape3
Impala Ranch Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West3
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected areaWC Western Cape2
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo2
SterkfonteinProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng2
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo2
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng2
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserveWC Western Cape2

By province

Western Cape
4 reserves
Limpopo
4 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal
4 reserves
Eastern Cape
3 reserves
Northern Cape
3 reserves
Gauteng
2 reserves
North West
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Order
Tubulidentata
Family
Orycteropodidae
Scientific name
Orycteropus afer
GBIF taxon
5218416
Wikidata
Q46212

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.